Marmoset

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\ (m[aum]r"m[-o]*z[e^]t`; 277), n. [F.
     marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr.
     LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with
     marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys
     of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalidae}. They


     have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are
     often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marmoset
       n : small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey
           with claws instead of nails